1. How did the development of public education differ in the Northern, Middle, and Southern Colonies?
In the Northern Colonies, many areas were founded by a religious group called the Puritans. These Puritans lived really close to each other and thus many small towns were able to form. Since the majority of people belonged to the Puritan group, a public educational system was able to be agreed upon. Thus, public schools existed in the Northern American colonies.
In the Middle Colonies, many different religious groups such as Puritans, Mennonites, and Catholics flourished in these areas. Also, people of many different nationalities (most of them being Dutch or Swedish) lived in these areas. As a result, since these people were so diverse from each other, they could not agree on a single public school system that would have worked for everyone. Hence, these groups established their own smaller schools.
In the Southern Colonies, people did not live very close together. Since it takes more than one person or one family to start and enroll in a school, public schooling was not possible for people in the Southern Colonies …show more content…
Teacher education started off as mastering a trade through the medieval guild system through apprenticeships. Over time, more formal teacher training efforts were put into place in Europe in the 1400’s and in the United States in the early 1800’s. By the time 1900 rolled around, more people required college-level educations in order to meet societal needs. Hence state teachers’ colleges developed in the mid-1920’s (also around the time when women were given the right to vote in the United States), which developed into state colleges in the 1950’s and then state universities in the 1960’s. Since colleges have evolved greatly, the amount of training needed to become a teacher has become more involved and requires a longer period of time to
In the Northern Colonies, many areas were founded by a religious group called the Puritans. These Puritans lived really close to each other and thus many small towns were able to form. Since the majority of people belonged to the Puritan group, a public educational system was able to be agreed upon. Thus, public schools existed in the Northern American colonies.
In the Middle Colonies, many different religious groups such as Puritans, Mennonites, and Catholics flourished in these areas. Also, people of many different nationalities (most of them being Dutch or Swedish) lived in these areas. As a result, since these people were so diverse from each other, they could not agree on a single public school system that would have worked for everyone. Hence, these groups established their own smaller schools.
In the Southern Colonies, people did not live very close together. Since it takes more than one person or one family to start and enroll in a school, public schooling was not possible for people in the Southern Colonies …show more content…
Teacher education started off as mastering a trade through the medieval guild system through apprenticeships. Over time, more formal teacher training efforts were put into place in Europe in the 1400’s and in the United States in the early 1800’s. By the time 1900 rolled around, more people required college-level educations in order to meet societal needs. Hence state teachers’ colleges developed in the mid-1920’s (also around the time when women were given the right to vote in the United States), which developed into state colleges in the 1950’s and then state universities in the 1960’s. Since colleges have evolved greatly, the amount of training needed to become a teacher has become more involved and requires a longer period of time to